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The kids of the Springs and Amagansett Schools need our support.

May 16, 2024
The Mast-Head: Gardening by the Stars

Think what we may about the yearly climate cycle on the East End, some kind of seasonal calendar is needed to anticipate when to take the dahlia and tomato seedlings outside.

May 16, 2024
The Shipwreck Rose: Lost Soles

It’s been a long time since I owned any shoes that felt worthy of a Polaroid or that seemed to reflect anything in particular about my character or my autobiography.

May 16, 2024
Better Use for Barn

We snapped to attention when a certain shingled relic appeared on the real estate market recently, priced at $3.5 million.

May 9, 2024
Boating Gets Safer

Not so fast, boaters — the bays and harbors are still cold, with readings in the 50s, low enough to cause loss of dexterity within 10 minutes of immersion.

May 9, 2024
Gristmill: Out of Iron City

John Edgar Wideman. A fan’s notes.

May 9, 2024
Guestwords: The Mother You Get

I wanted someone who baked cookies. My mother painted pictures.

May 9, 2024
Point of View: Moonstruck

If it weren’t for the moon, we wouldn’t be here.

May 9, 2024
Put a Cork in It

When did it become so okay to be a show-off?

May 9, 2024
The Mast-Head: Osprey on High

Cold spells, baseballs, and pesky small birds notwithstanding, an osprey’s life seems a good one.

May 9, 2024
The Shipwreck Rose: Earned, Not Given

Under the heading of “Anything worth doing at all will take at least a tiny modicum of effort” I categorize most of life’s pleasures.

May 9, 2024
114, 125, 129, 157, 159, 163

Interested in seeing the 10,000-foot view of how far inland the eroding shoreline has reached? Take a look in Google Maps at the end of Bay View Avenue near Lazy Point, Amagansett.

May 2, 2024
Best Deal in Town

What the community gets for the money it spends on libraries is impressive indeed.

May 2, 2024
Gristmill: Trouble Dog

Non-adventures with a sofa-loving rescue pup.

May 2, 2024
Guestwords: Life With Panic Disorder

Panic attacks tend to come unannounced, while panic disorder constitutes a recurrence of these attacks, along with the constant fear of having more of them. Here is how I dealt with it all.

May 2, 2024
Now Is Not the Time for School Austerity

How do you get from Covid to the tax cap? Consider what will be lost if sharp cuts have to be made to the school budgets in East Hampton.

May 2, 2024
Point of View: Do I Wake or Sleep?

When I wake from dreams, I feel quite peaceful, like the way I felt after my last colonoscopy.

May 2, 2024
The Mast-Head: The Hangover Bird

I am happily a morning person, but birds tend to get annoying as the day goes on.

May 2, 2024
The Shipwreck Rose: Larks and Ponies

If I were a car, what kind of car would I be?

May 2, 2024
Gristmill: End of the Lesson

When ubiquitous smartphones put a crimp in important proceedings.

Apr 25, 2024
Guestwords: Tips for Growing Old in N.Y.C.

New York, it’s a wonderful place to spend your golden years — if you mind these few dos and don’ts, that is.

Apr 25, 2024
Keep Bonac Beautiful

There have been bitter complaints lately on social media about the trash left behind after soccer matches, softball games, and pickup basketball in our East Hampton parks.

Apr 25, 2024
Point of View: On Bliss, Terror, and Contumely

Two columns in one: from Palm Springs to NPR’s Uri Berliner.

Apr 25, 2024
The Mast-Head: A Late Frost

Here on the narrow end of Long Island between the bays and the ocean, the chill lingers longer than elsewhere. Plant carefully.

Apr 25, 2024
The Shipwreck Rose: April 1985

What we did in April 1985 at Columbia University was righteous. 

Apr 25, 2024
Tools to Tame Growth Already on Books

The kerfuffles surrounding the Hedges and Huntting Inns in East Hampton Village point to a longstanding problem: Old-line businesses that do not conform with zoning laws are getting bigger.

Apr 25, 2024
Gristmill: Tax Tweak

“Government do take a bite, don’t she.”

Apr 18, 2024
Guestwords: A Benchmark Garden Speech

On the occasion of the wartime opening of the extended nature trail at David’s Lane, a 79-year-old conservationist reminded us why we need the greenery.

Apr 18, 2024
Keep Focus on Elders for Now

East Hampton Town has a waiting list of more than 450 people seeking affordable senior citizen housing but only 127 apartments. A proposal to allow 12 housing units per acre might increase the supply by a third.

Apr 18, 2024
Lifeline at Risk if Pharmacy Goes

Montauk is in a rough place with the imminent closing of its sole pharmacy.

Apr 18, 2024